Metallic railroad-tie and fastening.



H. RICHARDSON. METALLIC RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1910.

1,101,661, Patented June 30,1911

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METALLIC RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENING.

LMDLGGL Application filed September 20', 1910.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented June 30, 1914:.

Serial No. 582,920.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HAMILTON RICHARD- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Broadwater and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railroad-Ties and Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to new and useful improvements in metallic railway ties and fastenings therefor.

The principal object of my invention is to provide such a metallic railway tie together with fast-enings therefor that an entire track can be laid entirely of metal.

ll ly tie may be constructed of any metal, including aluminium, adapted for the pur- A further object of my invention is to provide fastening means for securing the rails to the tie, that are adjustable or slidable upon their respective ties, which fastening means will be more fully described here inafter.

"With the foregoing and other objects in view my invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts as are described in this specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

Reference being made to the drawings: Figure 1 is a view illustrating a fastening means employed for position to the tie. Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view through the tie and fastening means for holding the rail in position taken on the line 4- 4. of Fi g. 1. Fig. 8 is a vertical, cross sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, illustrating the construction of the fastening means used on the outside of the track when employing such fastening means as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings which are for illustrative purposes only nd therefore are not drawn to any articular scale and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout, my invention is described as follows.

The metallic tie 1 is provided with a plurality of vertical teeth 14 upon each of its side faces, for the purpose of giving the fastening blocks 15 and 16 a firm grip upon said tie 1. The metallic fastening blocks 15 are somewhat different in construction from the blocks 16 but their function and securing the rails inv operation are the same. Each block 15 and 16 is formed of two corresponding members 17 and 18, 19 and 20 respectively. Bolts 21 and 22 respectively, pass through registering horizontal holes i the corresponding members and are the means whereby the members are secured together. Each member has a downward extending portion 23 on the inner face of which is provided a plurality of teeth 24; which correspond to the teeth 14 and are adapted to be placed in engagemcnt therewith.

The removable fastening blocks 16 are first placed in the desired position upon the tie 1 when the adjacent extension 25 of the foot of the rail 6 and the corresponding extension 26 of the adjacent fish plate 27 are received by the extensions 28 of the fastening blocks 16. The fastening blocks 15 being loosened are then slid toward the rail 6 until their extensions 29 overlap the ad jacent extensions of the foot or base of the rail 6 and the corresponding extension of the fish plate 30. Therefore it will be seen that the position of th rail 6 depends entirely upon the position of the fastening blocks 15 and 16 or vice versa.

It is pointed out that I provide grooves 35 in the under face of my tie for the purpose of reducing the weight thereof and also for the purpose of providing space for the heads of the bolts.

Although I have specifically described the construction, combination and arrangement of th several parts of my invention yet I do not confine myself to such construction, combination and arrangement of parts as are herein described but reserve and may exercise the right to make such changes therein as do not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended,

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the kind described com prising a railway rail and tie, means to secure the rail sections in position to the tie, said means comprising a plurality of fastening blocks which overlap the foot of the rail, each of said fastening blocks consisting of complemental sections, each of said sections provided with a plurality of vertica-lly disposed teeth upon its inner face, said tie provided with a plurality of vertical teeth upon its vertical faces, means consist ing of nut and bolt connections passing through each of the sections of each fastening block whereby they may be caused to rigidly contact their adjacent faces of the tie, the upper portions of each tWo corresponding members resting upon the upper face of the rail, said nut and bolt connections passing through said upper portions.

2. In a device of the type described a railway rail and tie means to secure the rail-sections in position to the tie, said means includ ing a plurality of fastening blocks having downwardly extending portions and adapted to overlap the foot of the rail, each fastening block consisting of connected complemental sections or halves, each section or half being armed With a plurality of vertical teeth upon its inner surface, said fastening blocks having their downwardly extending portions formed With shoulders adapted to take under the base or foot of the rail, said tie being provided With a plurality of teeth upon each of its vertical or lateral surfaces, for engagement with the teeth of each blocksection or half.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses,

HAMILTON RICHARDSON.

Witnesses SAMUEL WIsEMILLER, JOHN MORRIS.

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. Washington, D. G. 

